The second prince's residence.
It's just an extremely luxurious, high-rise mansion.
Because Zhu Gaoxu had not received the imperial title and it was his first time in Beijing, His Majesty the Emperor just asked him to find a mansion belonging to a former minister.
Not only him, but also the eldest prince Zhu Gaoxu and the third prince Zhu Gaosui.
The reason is that the crown prince has not yet been decided!
If any of the three princes becomes the heir apparent or the prince, he can directly enter the East Palace and naturally not live outside the palace.
As for the other two princes, they naturally had no choice but to be crowned kings, build an extra royal palace in Jinling City, and then go to the fiefdom to become vassals.
The reason why Zhu Di did not order the construction of a palace for the prince was because he had other thoughts and did not want the courtiers and officials to see his intentions from these details.
Furthermore, according to the rules set by Emperor Taizu Gao, the scale of the Prince's Palace is only one level lower than that of the Imperial Palace, which means that the Palace is nominally a palace, but in fact it is a large-scale palace cluster, which is the imperial capital. Yingtianfu is the epitome of the Forbidden City, and it is no exaggeration to call it a prince's palace.
Because of this, there was no prince's palace in Jinling City, and Zhu Gaoxu could only temporarily live in the mansion of an important minister of the former dynasty, occupying the magpie's nest.
The arrogant Second Prince didn't care at all, because there was only one place he wanted to live, and that was the East Palace!
At this moment, he was drinking heartily with Duke Qiu Fu of Qi State, Marquis of Yongchun Wang Ning and others, including Tongan Marquis Huozhen, Anping Marquis Li Yuan, Wucheng Marquis Wang Cong and Jing'an Marquis Wang Zhong and other famous generals who were in trouble, as well as some low-level earls.
They all made great achievements in the Battle of Jingnan back then, and Zhu Gaoxu had always been brave and good at fighting, so he formed a life-and-death relationship with these famous Jingnan generals.
This time, Zhu Gaoxu finally came to Beijing and sent out invitations to all the famous generals who were in trouble. After thinking about it, Qiu Fu and others felt that they should come to visit him due to both sentiment and reason.
Seeing these famous generals who were in trouble, Zhu Gaoxu was very happy. He immediately held a banquet in honor of them, and they drank and drank heartily. The atmosphere was very lively.
When he was drinking to his heart's content, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly looked at Qiu Fu and asked in a low voice: "Lao Qiu, why aren't Zhu Neng and Zhang Fu here today?"
Hearing this, Qiu Fu looked slightly unnatural.
Don't you have any idea why Zhu Neng and Zhang Fu didn't come?
Zhu Neng has a cautious and mature temperament. He never participates in any court battles, and naturally he will not be involved in a battle for the right to inherit the throne!
The same is true for Zhang Fu. This son is naturally heroic and only thinks about making meritorious deeds and serving his family and country. He is also not focused on fighting for power.
"You also know Zhu Neng's temperament. He won't fight or grab, and he won't get involved in other things."
"As for that boy Zhang Fu, he is now obsessed with making achievements, so he won't pay attention to other things."
After all, they were all his own people, so Qiu Fu also defended the two of them, fearing that they would hurt their harmony.
After hearing his explanation, Zhu Gaoxu roughly understood what was going on and simply didn't take it to heart.
Anyway, everything that should come has come. Most of Jingnan’s nobles are here and they have given themselves face. That’s enough!
With their full support, what are you going to do to fight me, boss?
This world was conquered by us, not by those clowns like Jie Jin!
"Thanks to the love of all brothers, you are willing to give me Zhu Gaoxu a little favor. As long as I, Zhu Gaoxu, can enter the East Palace, the glory and wealth of my brothers will be indispensable in the future!"
Zhu Gaoxu laughed enthusiastically, he looked so arrogant!
Qiu Fu frowned when he heard this.
I don’t feel comfortable saying these words, but I still say them so openly!
But seeing that everyone was in high spirits, Qiu Fu couldn't say much, so he could only pick up the wine bowl and have a good time together!
A group of Jing Nan Zhan generals are also quite satisfied with Zhu Gaoxu's promise. Isn't the reason why they chose to serve the second prince just for the merit of his support?
Although the second prince is a little more violent and reckless, he is still better than the eldest prince!
Because, the eldest prince Zhu Gaochi is famous for being gentle and elegant, and he is an out-and-out scholar, and he also has a large number of rotten scholars gathered around him!
If Zhu Gaochi really became the prince and took over the East Palace, then why would those dogs like Xie Jin and Yang Rong have their tails raised to the sky?
If this is really the case, how will the noble military minister live his life in the future?
To put it bluntly, Zhu Gaochi and the noble military ministers were not of the same mind, so they could only choose to support Zhu Gaoxu's rise to power!
This has the merit of following the dragon in the battle of Jingnan, coupled with the merit of Zhu Gaoxu's support. As long as things are done, then they can enjoy glory and wealth for generations to come. Why not?
A man is born between heaven and earth, isn’t it just to live a free and happy life and leave some family business and future for future generations?
Only when the second prince Zhu Gaoxu comes to power can they, the noble military ministers, protect their immediate interests and have a better life!
Therefore, when Zhu Gaoxu made his promise in public, all the Jingnan generals were very satisfied and raised their wine bowls to toast Zhu Gaoxu.
This was a great opportunity to win over people's hearts. Zhu Gaoxu naturally refused to refuse anyone who came. He drank as much as he wanted and the atmosphere was very happy.
However, at this moment, the sound of horse hoofbeats quickly arrived in front of the mansion gate from far to near.
The two concierges looked at each other, and then their faces showed joy.
Could it be that another prince or marquis came to the banquet?
But when they opened the door, they were stunned for a moment.
I saw a large crowd of people outside the mansion in darkness, all of them with fierce looks, and all of them were armed with weapons.
The leader was a young man with sharp eyebrows and handsome features, but at this moment his face was filled with a gloomy and angry look.
"Who are you?"
"This is the second prince's residence, why don't you retreat quickly!"
Feeling the vague murderous intention, the concierge shouted in a frightened voice, hoping to scare these people away with the help of His Highness's name.
The leader was none other than Li Hongbi, who shouted coldly in a deep voice: "Get that bitch Zhu Gaoxu out of here!"
The concierge didn't react for a moment, and said casually: "There is no such person as Zhu Gaoxu... Well, wait a minute!" At this point, the concierge suddenly realized, isn't Zhu Gaoxu the name of His Highness?
When he thought of this, he immediately said angrily: "You little thief is so brave. You dare to call my His Highness by his first name. Are you looking for death?"
Li Hongbi was too lazy to talk nonsense to him and waved his hand impatiently.
"Li Meng, rush in and take control of the door!"
Li Meng, who had been unable to restrain himself for a long time, heard this and immediately rushed forward with Bu Qu, kicked the two concierges to the ground, and then restrained them.
The movement here quickly attracted a large number of Zhu Gaoxu's personal guards.
These personal guards have been following Zhu Gaoxu, and they are used to being arrogant and domineering. They have never been beaten to their door.
So before others could speak, these personal guards drew their swords one after another, preparing to take down all these madmen!
As for the identity of this madman, do they need to care?
My Highness is the second prince, His Majesty the Emperor's favorite son. Who do you think you are?
Li Hongbi rode forward, jumped up the stone steps of the gate, and looked coldly at these Zhu Gaoxu's personal guards.
Seeing this, the three little ones also rushed over immediately. Hundreds of people swarmed over them, scaring the guards so much that they didn't dare to move anymore.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Li Hongbi's mouth.
"Let me ask you again, where is that bitch Zhu Gaoxu?"
"In...in the backyard...we are entertaining distinguished guests!" The concierge trembled with fright and hurriedly replied.
In his entire life, this is the first time he has seen such an arrogant and arrogant person!
This is His Highness’s mansion!
His Royal Highness is the second prince, His Majesty the Emperor’s favorite son!
How dare you, how dare you? !
Treating distinguished guests to a banquet?
Li Hongbi immediately laughed when he heard this.
Okay, good, I beat my biological father, and then he turned around and was still here having a banquet to celebrate!
If the tiger doesn't show off its power, do you really think I'm a hellcat?
"Azu, where's the explosive pack?"
"Isn't Zhu Gaoxu going to celebrate? Then I'll light a firecracker for him and celebrate him too!"
